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 * Copyright (c) 2009 Caelum - www.caelum.com.br/opensource
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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package br.com.caelum.vraptor.http;

import br.com.caelum.vraptor.core.RequestInfo;
import br.com.caelum.vraptor.http.route.MethodNotAllowedException;
import br.com.caelum.vraptor.http.route.ResourceNotFoundException;
import br.com.caelum.vraptor.resource.ResourceMethod;

/**
 * Translates requests into resource methods.<br>
 * The basic idea is to analyze the uri to strip it of unwanted data and use the
 * rest to route for an specific resource.
 *
 * @author Guilherme Silveira
 */
public interface UrlToResourceTranslator {

	ResourceMethod translate(RequestInfo info)
			throws ResourceNotFoundException, MethodNotAllowedException;

}
